The start of pre-season is still 10 days away, but that hasn’t stopped Newcastle United players ramping up their own pre-season preparations.

The Magpies are gearing up for their eagerly awaited Premier League return, with pre-season officially starting on July 3.

Rafa Benitez’s men will have just under six weeks of official preparation ahead of the season opener against Totenham on August 12, and pre-season friendlies against Hearts, Bradford and Wolfsburg have already been pencilled into the diary.